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    Ancient dogs! Domestic wolves! Anthropology! Archaeology! It’s all Ethnocynology: when and why humans and dogs became BFFs. The wonderful and iconic David Ian Howe is an educator and professional archaeologist whose focus is canines and people. So let’s curl up and be cute – like dogs – as we listen about breed histories, how wolves tamed themselves, why our relationships with canines make us what we are, talking dogs, if it’s fair to ask your dog to love you back, and why your dog is trying to…

    Visit David’s website and check out his podcasts, The David Ian Howe Show & Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe

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    © Alie WardLength 26 min3 July 2026ScienceEducationalNatureAnimalsUSAEpisodic

    Introducing Smologies: The Shorter, Kid-Safe Ologies

    Introducing Smologies: The Shorter, Kid-Safe Ologies

    This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.

    Listen to episode one here
    6-1011+ScienceEducationalNatureAnimalsUSAEpisodic3 July 2026© Alie Ward

    Ancient dogs! Domestic wolves! Anthropology! Archaeology! It’s all Ethnocynology: when and why humans and dogs became BFFs. The wonderful and iconic David Ian Howe is an educator and professional archaeologist whose focus is canines and people. So let’s curl up and be cute – like dogs – as we listen about breed histories, how wolves tamed themselves, why our relationships with canines make us what we are, talking dogs, if it’s fair to ask your dog to love you back, and why your dog is trying to make fetch happen.

    Visit David’s website and check out his podcasts, The David Ian Howe Show & Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe

    Follow David on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Patreon & Bluesky

    A donation went to the Native American Humane Society

    Full-length (*not* G-rated) Ethnocynology episode + tons of science links

    More kid-friendly Smologies episodes!

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    Sound editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions & Jake Chaffee

    Made possible by work from Noel Dilworth, Susan Hale, Kelly R. Dwyer, Aveline Malek and Erin Talbert

    Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm

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